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oak

Pronunciation: /əʊk/

The English word “oak” has 14 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
  2. The wood of the oak.
  3. A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
  4. The flavor of oak.
  5. Any member of species of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
  6. she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
  7. white oaks Lagunaria, in family Malvaceae
  8. silky oaks, in family Proteaceae
  9. poison oak Toxicodendron, in family Anacardiaceae
  10. tanbark oaks or stone oaks, of species of genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus in family Fagaceae.
  11. The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)

adjective

  1. Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
  2. Made of oak wood or timber.

verb

  1. To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ake, hok, oek, ok, oke, from Old English aac, āc, ǣċ, from Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Cognates From Proto-Germanic: Scots aik, ake, yik (“oak”), North Frisian iake, iik (“oak”), Saterland Frisian Eeke (“oak”), West Frisian iik (“oak”), Cimbrian aicha, oach (“oak”), Dutch eik (“oak”), German…

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